Agriculture Wholesale Company Seeking Loan in Cotonou, Benin

- Company buys agricultural products from local farmers and exports it to clients in India, China and Vietnam.
- We buy the agro-products from 2 farmer's associations and also from a few farmers directly. After buying, we dry, clean and pack it at our warehouse before shipping it through ports.
- Have 8 clients in India, 2 in China and 1 in Vietnam. All these clients are regular customers.
- Inversely to other players in the market, we provide end to end services i. e. procure from farmers and supply it to international clients.
- Our products have high demand in the market and we ensure highest level of quality.
- We have a strong sales & marketing team who finds new buyer / customers every day.
- Depending on the season, we can procure products at a much cheaper rate from farmers and put a 200% mark-up at the time of sale.
- In addition to procuring products from farmers, we also grow a few agro-products at our 10 hectare land. We plan to increase the size to 50 hectare in next 2 years.
- Promoter of the company has over 12 years of experience in international trade and logistics industry.
- We have 10 permanent employees and hire 10 to 30 temporary workers on a regular basis.
- Company intends to employ more women staff i. e. up to 2/3 of total staff as soon as we receive funds.
- Our vision is to become one of the best agro-product suppliers in West Africa.
- Our run rate sales have dropped due to COVID-19.